Bette Midler has announced on her official site that she will be touring the country beginning May 2015 in support of her newest solo recording "It's the Girls."
Tickets will be on sale beginning November 17th. Along with the announcement, Midler reveals "In a silly spasm of generosity, I've decided to include a copy of "It's the Girls" with every single ticket purchased online!"
The album is now available for PRE-ORDER:
iTunes; http://smarturl.it/ITGiThe tour schedule follows:
MAY 8 Hard Rock Live Hollywood FL MAY11 Amalie ArenaTampa FL MAY 13 Philips ArenaAtlanta GA MAY 16 Smoothie King ArenaNew Orleans LA MAY 18 Toyota CenterHouston TX MAY 20 Pepsi Center Denver CO MAY 22 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas NV MAY 24 US Airways Center Phoenix AZ MAY 26 SAP Center at San Jose San Jose CA MAY 28 Staples Center Los Angeles CA MAY 29 Honda Center Anaheim CA JUNE 1Key Arena Seattle WA JUNE 2 Rogers Arena Vancouver BC JUNE 7 Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul JUNE 10 The Palace of Auburn HillsDetroitThe Divine Miss M is back! Bette Midler will release her first studio album in eight years, 'It's the Girls,' featuring songs from female groups who have had the greatest influence on her throughout her career. The album will drop on Nov. 4 via Warner Bros. Records (Nov. 10 in the UK via East West Records/Warner Music UK.)
Covering seven decades of music beginning with the 1930's, the album will feature an array of girl groups including The Boswell Sisters, The Andrews Sisters and R&B legends TLC. Marc Shaiman will produce. Midler finished her Broadway run of I'LL EAT YOU LAST this spring, starring as the legendary Hollywood agent Mengers in her first Broadway appearance in almost 40 years. Written by John Logan, I'LL EAT YOU LAST was directed on Broadway by Joe Mantello.Videos